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Florence, Arizona

Administration
Full nameTown of Florence, Arizona
Official nameTown of Florence, Arizona
Settlement typeTown
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Government
MayorVicki Kilvinger
Geography
Total Area8.3 sq mi (21.5 km2)
Land Area8.3 sq mi (21.5 km2)
Water Area0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1490 ft (454.2 m)
Demography
Total Population23685 (2008)
Density (pop.)793.1/km2 (2054.6/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneMST (no DST) (UTC-7)
ZIP codes85132, 85128, 85179
Area code520
FIPS code04-23760

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Florence (O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in and the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 17,054 at the 2000 census; according to 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town had grown to 23,685.

The largest Arizona State Prison complex, the Florence complex, is located in the city, and its preserved Main Street and open desert scenery was the setting of the major motion picture Murphy's Romance.

There are a total of 9 prisons from the county, state, federal and two private prisons. There are 3 state prisons located in Florence.

Florence is home to the annual "Country Thunder" music festival.

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Work to restrict AZ 79 in Florence - TriValley Central Tweet this news
TriValley Central--TUCSON � The Gila River bridge on -Arizona- 79 in the northern part of -Florence- will be restricted to one lane Tuesday as maintenance work is performed on ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:32:21 GMT+00:00
Arizona Executes Death Row Inmate Jeffery Landrigan - MyStateline.com Tweet this news
MyStateline.com--The execution took place at a state prison in -Florence-, -Arizona- where Landrigan was pronounced dead at 10:26 pm local time. Earlier in the day yesterday, ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:16:43 GMT+00:00
The executions must go on ... - TODAYonline Tweet this news
TODAYonline---FLORENCE- (-Arizona-) - Facing a nationwide shortage of a lethal injection drug, Arizona has taken an unusual step that other death penalty states may soon ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:04:34 GMT+00:00
KOLD News 13Suspected killer on the run - KOLD-TV Tweet this news
KOLD-TV---...- News Video AP Sports Video By Mindy Blake - email -FLORENCE-, -AZ- (KOLD) - Authorities are looking for a man who they say shot and killed his ex-wife. ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:19:08 GMT+00:00
Fair to highlight Florence based businesses - SanTanValleyToday.com Tweet this news
SanTanValleyToday.com---Florence-, -AZ---The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the First Annual Network Trade Fair to highlight Florence's local business options. ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:31:05 GMT+00:00
New Pretrial Unit Bureau Chief of the Pinal County Attorney's Office announced - SanTanValleyToday.com Tweet this news
SanTanValleyToday.com---Florence-, -AZ---Paul W. Ahler, Maricopa County Attorney's Office Chief Deputy, will be the newest addition to the Pinal County Attorney's Office staff on Dec. ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:30:32 GMT+00:00
New Hospital Planned for Florence, Arizona - Becker's Hospital Review Tweet this news
Becker's Hospital Review--Construction will soon begin on a new 36-bed hospital, -Florence- Hospital at Anthem, in -Florence-, Ariz., according to a Blade-Tribune report. ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:47:23 GMT+00:00
Enforcing AZ's New Immigration Law - FOXNews (blog) Tweet this news
FOXNews (blog)---...- during a session in -Florence-, -Az-. “All these questions begin building to get us to that reasonable suspicion and the probable cause to make an arrest. ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:06:03 GMT+00:00
Florence Community Healthcare in Florence Arizona, a Full-Service Hospital ... - PR.com (press release) Tweet this news
PR.com (press release)--With the economy still struggling and jobs scarce in many sectors, one rural community in -Florence Arizona- is celebrating the opening of a new full-service ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:58:35 GMT+00:00
Rage, Conor Oberst Play Sound Strike Protest Show - Aversion Tweet this news
Aversion--Organizers of the show plan to raise about $300000 which they'll hand over to Arizona-based activist Puente Arizona and -Florence Arizona- to fight the senate ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:05:31 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Pinal County, Arizona

County seat: Florence
CitiesApache Junction � * Casa Grande * Coolidge * Eloy * Maricopa
TownsFlorence * Hayden � * Kearny * Mammoth * Queen Creek � * Superior * Winkelman
CDPsAk-Chin Village * Arizona City * Blackwater * Chuichu * Dudleyville * Gold Camp * Oracle * Queen Valley * Sacaton * San Manuel * Santan * Stanfield * Top-of-the-World
Unincorporated
communities
Bapchule * Chandler Heights � * Picacho * Randolph * Red Rock * San Tan Valley * Valley Farms
Ghost townsCochran * Copper Creek * Pinal City * Ray * Reymert * Sasco * Tiger
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Phoenix Metropolitan Area

Largest suburbs
(over 100,000 inhabitants)
Chandler * Gilbert * Glendale * Mesa * Peoria * Scottsdale * Surprise * Tempe
Other suburbs and towns
(over 10,000 inhabitants)
Anthem * Apache Junction * Avondale * Buckeye * Casa Grande * El Mirage * Eloy * Florence * Fountain Hills * Goodyear * Gold Camp * Luke Air Force Base * Maricopa * New River * Paradise Valley * Queen Creek * Sun City * Sun City West * Sun Lakes
Smaller suburbs and towns
(over 5,000 inhabitants)
Black Canyon City * Carefree * Cave Creek * Coolidge * Gila Bend * Guadalupe * Laveen * Litchfield Park * Superior * Tolleson * Wickenburg * Youngtown
CountiesMaricopa * Pinal



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